Parastrombidinopsis shimi n. gen., n. sp. (Ciliophora: Choreotrichia) from the coastal waters of Korea: Morphology and small subunit ribosomal DNA sequence

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 514-522

  Jae, Seong Kim ^a   Hae, Jin Jeong ^a   Strüeder Kypke, Michaela C ^b   Lynn, Denis H ^b   Kim, Sanghee ^a   Jong, Hyeok Kim ^c   Seung, Hyeon Lee ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ciliate; DNA; Heterotrophic protist; Plankton; Protozoa; Spirotrichea

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; COASTAL WATER; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PROTIST;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

CHOREOTRICHIA; CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; PARASTROMBIDINOPSIS SHIMI; STROBILIDIUM CAUDATUM; STROMBIDINOPSIDAE; STROMBIDINOPSIS;

PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; KOREA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; KOREA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 33644821037     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2005.00062.x     Document Type: Article

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